Lead Software Engineer

CareCru; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing software company in Toronto is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead) to enhance its ambitious engineering team. The successful candidate will lead a team, collaborate closely with Product, and guide initiatives in a SaaS environment. With 8+ years of software development experience, you'll be instrumental in shaping product delivery and mentoring junior engineers. Enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a passionate team that values innovation and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Early-stage stock options

Excellent benefits package including health, life, dental and vision

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience shipping in formal software environments.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale, data intensive platforms.
• Proficiency in distributed systems and agile cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product team on the Product Roadmap.
• Lead a team to align priorities with overall company goals.
• Mentor and provide process guidance for team members.

Skills

Enterprise software development

Distributed systems

Agile methodologies

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Tools

React

TypeScript

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Founder & CTO @ CareCru, Previously Varafy (acq. by Chegg)

CareCru is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead) to join an ambitious, talented, and growing engineering team. You should be entrepreneurially minded and have a passion for developing software platforms that scale. We expect this engineer to play an active role guiding our client-facing and feature development team, which is almost entirely responsible for the end-user experience of our product.

Let’s talk if...

You’ve shipped multiple software products to production

You understand the importance of a SaaS company being able to ship

You’re the kind of person who takes initiative to improve things

You conquer learning curves with ease

You understand the importance of process and mentorship on a development team

You have an up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and their tech stacks

You don’t shy away from Infrastructure challenges and work well with other teams

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Product team to help both shape, and deliver, the Product Roadmap
• Act as Team Lead to team of 4 to help shape how the team works and align priorities with overall goals for the team and company
• Aid in creation of roadmap and operational changes to improve legacy code testability while building new customer-facing initiatives
• Work in tandem with the team's Technical Lead on the company’s Platform domain (User-facing Features: Workflow Automation, Scheduling, Campaigns, etc.)
• Contribute to key technical decisions alongside the Director of Engineering, CTO, and other Senior Engineering staff
• Be a significant contributor to your team’s sprints, in both planning and delivery capacities
• Provide mentorship and process guidance for the team to achieve their sprint goals

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience shipping in formal software environments
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale, data intensive, enterprise platforms
• Experience building and maintaining distributed systems
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional agile team
• Strong troubleshooting abilities
• Disciplined and detail-oriented
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and oral

The CareCru Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Analytics: dbt, SQL
• Integrations (Connector): Java, Spring Boot
• DevOps: AWS, Docker, Terraform, k8s, ArgoCD, Github Actions
• Observability: Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry

Why CareCru?

Be an early stage contributor in a high-growth company run by a proven team with successful SaaS startup experience

Competitive salary and early-stage stock options

Excellent benefits package including health, life, dental and vision

Be part of a passionate, entrepreneurial team that works hard and has fun doing it

About CareCru

CareCru is building the premier growth platform in dental. Both single-location practices, and dental groups, can supercharge their business by connecting their DPMS to the CareCru Platform to :

Reveal the health of the practice(s) (Business Intelligence, AI-driven Insights)

Boost team productivity by intelligently automating tasks (CRM-like Business Process Automation)

Deliver an unparalleled patient experience (Next-gen Online Scheduling, Modern Patient Engagement)

Adding the “Cru” is like adding three world-class team members to the practice—a front office administrator, a marketing specialist, and a practice consultant.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development and Hospitals and Health Care